János Urányi
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| gold | Melbourne 1956 | Two-person kayak |
János Urányi (born June 24, 1924 in Balatonboglár , Somogy County , † May 23, 1964 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian canoeist. He and László Fábián were Olympic gold medalists at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne in a two-man kayak over 10,000 meters. Second were the German Fritz Briel and Theo Kleine .
Fabian also won a gold medal and a bronze medal in two and four kayaks at the canoe world championships , each over 10,000 meters.
Urányi died at the age of 39 in the Hungarian capital Budapest . In total, he took part in three Olympic Games.
Individual evidence
- János Urányi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Web links
- Urányi János at Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság ( Hungarian )
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| SURNAME | Urányi, János |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian canoeist, Olympic champion and world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Balatonboglár |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1964 |
| Place of death | Budapest |